The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-01
TIE sOUTH.


IN the suit Of the Day Land and Cattle
Company VS.. the state of Texas, to try the
title to i54, go acres Of land located by the
company i'm what is known as Greer Coun-
w, the Supreme Court affirmed the finding
Of the lower court, holding that the certIti-
Gates under which the land was located
were valid.
The other morning b. F. Trulove, prom
iucnt planter near ClarlsvIlle, Ark, was
assassiuated by John Evans. Evans was
arrested and confessed the murder.
By a railroad collision on the 2lst Eear
Havre de Grace, Md, Alexander GTantom,
Of Washington, was instantly killed and ten
or twelve other passengers terribly in
jured.
DIR N. a. VEENADO, Justice OF the Peace
of Tangipahoa Parish. La, was shot and
killed by L. r.. Draughn, leading citizen,
the other day, because of an Indictment for
carrying weapons.
THE Chicago express on the Baltimore S
Ohio was derGiled near Oakland, Nd, re-
Gently and an unknown tramp killed and
six persons slightly injured.
DURING "a windstOrm at Fair Play, Pamela
7 County, Tex, recently tree was blown
down, crushing the residence of Mrs. Wat
lxins and instantly killing her sister, Mrs.
Albert Tile, and her two small children.
A DESTRUCTIVE fire broke out in New Or
leans on the 23d in the rear Of 139 Canal
street.
4 FEw days ago al Birmingham, Ala, Rev.
John I. Maxwell shot aud killed John Rick
! etts. The latter was attempting to outrage
the formers wife at the time.
AT Wilmington, Del a furious wind
storm prevailed on the Z3d On the Brandy
/ wine "a tree fell on house, crushing it and
| killing two women and boy.
CRAIG ToLTIVEU, his two brothers and an
other Desperate Of Rowan County, KY,
were killed on the 22d by posse organized
/ by the State authorities. Cate Toliver, a
/ boy, escaped after being wounded. Three
/ others Of the gang were wounded and cap
| tured The sheriff's posse numbered POO
I and besieged Craig Tolliver ana his gang in
\ the Cottage Hotel at Moorehead.
I Forty masked men rode into Kosciusko,
I Miss. the other morning and lynchcd
James NJ. Webb, white, in Jail on the
I charge OF poisoning his wife.
/ IL Van Zandt County, Tex, recently
/ three negroes were shot while patting up
/ fence by a concealed assassin The motive
I for the crime was unknowu.
/ JEFFERSON DAVIS recently expressed his
opinion that tho Government was not justi-
/ ned in returning the captured battle flag
He thinks they belong 10 the States, the
/ volunteers Of which captured them in
l battle.
Two deaths from yellow fever were re-
/ ported at Key West, Fla, on the 2Sd-
GEORGE SuoAT. noted Texas gambler,
! formerly ci marshal, has been arrested
as the leader Of TIE Texas train robbers.
THE Capital City Street railway at Mont
gOmery, Ala, began operating It's cars by
4 the electric motor system on the 24th. The
1 company has four lines. aggrcgatlng fifteen
miles, much Of Il doIole track. The speed
attained is from ten to dlteen miles ar
/ ho1r, one motor palling three loaded cars
THE Agricultural aud Mechanical College
at Auburn, Ala was destroyed by IRE or
the q b. Loss on building and apparatus
SIo1.0J0.
IHE Immense tobacco warehouse Of Saw
yer, Walfce q Co, az N.ulh ana Main
! Louisville, Ky, burned the other morning